Overeating disappears over time. But many have been struggling with this for years. It is important to understand how long this condition lasts and how likely people are to relapse.
The results of the new study were published in the journal Psychological Medicine.
In a recent study, researchers followed 137 adults with compulsive binge eating disorder for five years. Participants’ ages ranged from 19 to 74 years and their average body mass index was 36. They were screened for binge eating disorder at baseline, 2.5 years, and 5 years.
After 5 years, although most participants had improved, many were still experiencing binge eating episodes.
After 2.5 years, 61% of participants still met full criteria for binge eating disorder at the time of the study, and an additional 23% had clinically significant symptoms despite being below the threshold for binge eating disorder.
After 5 years, 46% of participants were suffering from binge eating disorder and another 33% had clinically significant but subthreshold symptoms. In 35% of people who went into remission during the 2.5-year follow-up, either total or subthreshold binge eating behavior recurred 5 years later.
Finally, after the diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder were changed, many more people were diagnosed with the disorder 2.5 and 5 years later.
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Source: Ferra
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